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After many years coveting these two lines, I am now a dealer! Coming very soon to the shop are LFD electronics and Harbeth Loudspeakers! By the end of the week I should have the new LFD LE IV integrated amp and Harbeth P3ESR which is based on the famous BBC LS3/5A. I will be rounding out the lines over the next few months. Stay Tuned!

After 43 years of using cheap plastic 45 adapters I got in some nice precision machined Rega adapters made by this fine English bloke.

Tell Me it’s not sweet. How can you deny your prized 45ives? $25

Last night I took my eight year old daughter, Lily, to see Janelle Monae (who was amazing) and of Montreal. We had a blast! I got her a T-shirt to wear today at school (remember doing that?) We even got to be right up front! I’m glad my kids are finally at an age where I can bring them to concerts. No, Barney was never allowed in our home… so obnoxious! I figured of Montreal was a good bet because of all the theatrics and costumes. Thankfully the risque’ themes were over her head! Can’t wait for the next show!

It’s 10am the morning after Naim came to town. The turnout was excellent. I’d say around 70-80 folks came throughout the evening. The keg of Real Ale Fireman’s 4 floated and my head hurts.. I saw lots of folks I haven’t seen in a while and met some new ones. It occurred to me that I should probably have a throw down more often.
The Bentley Continental Supersports was beyond nice. Sitting in a $285,000 car made me wish I had gotten into banking. I didn’t get to drive it but I revved it up and jammed out to some Alex Chilton. I was going to kick out some syrup induced Screw, but didn’t have any. My ‘96 Toyota truck is worth about as much as the windshield wiper. A big “Thank You” to Jason from Bentley of Austin for bringing the sweet ride by for us to molest.
The Naim gear was great. I think the NDX is going to be a hugely popular product. I’ve finally got my head around the whole network streaming thing. After spending the last three weeks loading all my CD’s into the UnitiServe, I can tell you it’s worth it. All my music at my fingertips is convenient. The app works great. The days of whole house wiring are over.
Doug Graham gave various dems throughout the evening between trips to oogle the Bentley. We had the Uniti, UnitiServe, UnitiQute, DAC in one system and 282/ HiCap, 250, NDX and Ovator 400 in another. Switching back and forth over the evening.
I brought Dave & Doug out to my favorite late night taco trailer. A lifesaver. I got to bed around 3:00am…
Here’s a write up about the event from The Vinyl Anachronist

Naim UK’s Doug Graham and Dave Dever from Naim USA will be coming to the shop October 21st. They will be introducing lots of new Naim goodies fresh from The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Jeff Dorgay from the awesome Tone Audio e-zine will be present as will Jason Schieck from Bentley of Austin who will be showing a Naim equipped car. I bet the trunk won’t even rattle! Brad Farbstein, owner of Real Ale, will be bringing a keg of delicious beer. This will be an awesome event!

Whoa! Can’t wait to hear these baaad mamba jambas! I think the new Dynavector HX100 amp will push these just fine! It’s always good to have goals!

It’s been a long wait, but the UnitiQute & UnitiServe are finally on the floor. Set-up was a breeze. Plug and play. Your mom can work this thing! I hooked them up to the Rega RS-3 speakers with excellent results. The entire Uniti line is now available to demo! iPhone app is out as well!
The awesome Naim DAC is finally here too. Come hear the best DAC in the World. It’s so good that technology hasn’t caught up with it’s abilities yet!
Remember! October 21st there will be a Naim Night at Whetstone Audio. 6-9pm. Come meet Naim UK’s Doug Graham, Naim USA’s Dave Dever and Tone Audio’s Jeff Dorgay. Drink beer, eat pizza, drool on a Naim equipped Bentley and discover the exciting direction that home entertainment is heading.